1,553 recorded events, 1970–2026, from 16 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 807 DOB violations, 208 311 service requests, 181 DOB permits.
Full record, year by year Support this site
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
$7,400 in enforcement penalties imposed (ECB/OATH) in the last three years.
69 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Noise (25) · Obstruction (9) · Encampment (8) · Consumer Complaint (7) · For Hire Vehicle Complaint (4) · Illegal Parking (3).
$932,042 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (22 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.
| Tax year | City market value | Assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32,579,000 | $14,660,550 |
| 2026 | $33,128,000 | $14,907,600 |
| 2027 | $33,276,000 | $14,974,200 |
The city's market estimate has risen 2% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
| Energy grade (LL33) | B — ENERGY STAR score 77/100 (2022 disclosure cycle) |
| Heating fuel | NO2FUEL |
| Facade (Local Law 11) | SAFE (cycle 9) |
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Grade | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' Donuts | Donuts | A | — |
| El Sabroso | Latin American | A | Mice evidence |
| Ramini Espresso Bar | Coffee/Tea | A | — |
Report to 311: Food poisoning · Food safety complaint
3 restaurants · 1 with mice evidence · See them on the Mice Map
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
1 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since 2014 (0 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
| Subway | 34 St-Penn Station — A C E · 550 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full Times Sq-42 St — 1 2 3 7 A C E N Q R S W · 650 ft straight-line (about a 3-minute walk) · station accessibility: full |
| Bus | Nearest boarding stop: 8 Av / W 37 St — M20 M34A-SBS · 150 ft · Select Bus Service |
| Citi Bike | 8 Ave & W 38 St · 150 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability |
| School zones (2024–25 map) | Elementary: P.S. 051 Elias Howe Middle: M.S. 297. Confirm with the DOE's school search. |
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
540 8 Avenue
| Rats or mice | Rats or mice |
| Food poisoning | Food poisoning |
| Food safety complaint | Food safety complaint |
| Anything else | Anything else |
69 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.
Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $5,400,000 on 2021-02-18 (lender: Usc 265 W 37th LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.
| Date | Record | Amount | Per res. unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-08 | Agreement $20,000,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to NORTHEAST BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2022-07-08 | AL&R $20,000,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to NORTHEAST BANK | $20,000,000 | |
| 2021-02-18 | AL&R $5,400,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to USC 265 W 37TH LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2021-02-18 | Mortgage $5,400,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to USC 265 W 37TH LLC | $5,400,000 | |
| 2021-02-18 | AL&R $14,600,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to USC 265 W 37TH LLC | $14,600,000 | |
| 2021-02-18 | Mortgage $14,600,000 — from 265 W 37 OWNER LLC to USC 265 W 37TH LLC | $14,600,000 | |
| 2005-05-26 | Mortgage $174,000 — from CHARLES WON, TAE-HOON; CHARLES WON, TAE-HOON to WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA; WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK FA | $174,000 |
| Year | Construction | Enforcement | Housing & tenants | Ownership & money | Health & systems | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
| 2018 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 31 |
| 2019 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 32 |
| 2020 | 2 | 86 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 101 |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 32 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 29 |
| 2023 | 5 | 373 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 408 |
| 2024 | 12 | 80 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 106 |
| 2025 | 5 | 77 | 29 | 0 | 13 | 124 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 59 |
Every one of the 1,553 recorded events, 1970–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).
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